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Siskoid
Lady in the Lake is a Philip Marlowe mystery with an unusual technical conceit - it's almost entirely presented from the protagonist's perspective, as if he were the camera. It's interesting enough, effective at creating uncertainty about other characters' motives and certainly a good showcase for Audrey Totter who plays opposite; and it has thematic underpinnings besides (the detective as author), but they're not as strong as I want them to be when trying to justify such an extreme choice. Because the conceit, as clever as it sometimes is, does cause problems. The most tangible one is that because we seldom see Marlowe's face (a mirror here and there), and star/director Robert Montgomery's delivery is so deadpan (he has mastered the noir patter of Raymond Chandler's world), you can't really get a handle on his character, and so his romance with Totter lacks feeling. We need to see his expressions to believe in his emotional states, and we don't, so we don't. Sadly, what makes Lady in the Lake worth the watch is also the thing that ultimately makes it less than satisfying.AndrewB
sean.rohead
I can certainly understand why filming movies this way never really caught onProf. Lumpcicle
I’m in love with Audrey Totter.auxt
Worth watching, but the ingenious concept is bogged down with too many static indoor shots. Needs more action to be effective. I would have liked to see the journey to the LAKE.xrobin87x
good idea, but course a hard one to carry out. the cameramovements and acting came out a bit cramped, almost felt like dialogues from a computergame. but still a nice movieYazzyDream
I enjoyed it. Wtr is right, it is first person, and makes it so very unique because of it.ClassicLady
I enjoyed the movie although the facial expressions and eye movements of the leading lady were rather distracting. Having the camera in her face for most of the movie made it kind of odd. She must have felt under pressure to provide a lot of animated facial expressions in order to keep the attention of the viewer but at the same time, it was rather annoying. Still, a classy little gem of a movie.